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They were on my mind because I used them last week while arguing with a FedEx rep about an 'undeliverable' address in Amsterdam. The formal address system for
by ortusdux 4y ago
They were on my mind because I used them last week while arguing with a FedEx rep about an 'undeliverable' address in Amsterdam.
The formal address system for the destination was just the name of the road and the warehouse number.
FedEx refused to attempt to redeliver without a more specific address, so I read the Plus code over the phone and that seemed to work.
It was very confusing as typing either the address or code into google maps brought up the same result, so I don't know why the code worked any better.
It was also very frustrating as my shipment was headed to warehouse 5, and warehouse 25, 1km down the same road with the same type of address was an official FedEx ship location.
- crazygringo 4y agoWow, that's very cool FedEx would accept a Plus code over the phone. I never would have guessed that. Thanks for that info, this is the first time I've heard it being legitimately used "in the wild". I'm guessing that in this case maybe the address was missing from a proprietary address database used by FedEx -- in Google Maps but FedEx couldn't access it. I actually find it somewhat mystifying just how frequently companies that rely on accurate addresses (FedEx, Uber, etc.) have shoddy data -- and not just it not being kept up-to-date, but it actually regressing.
- ortusdux 4y agoIt's not uncommon for drivers to mark packages as undeliverable when they run out of time on their route.